"Monsters University: Going back to School"

"Monsters University: Going back to School"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

Plot: We get introduced to  Michael "Mike" Wazowski as he is introduced to the world of Scaring and how he dreams to make it big as a Scarer in the future.

It also looks at the early relationship of Mike and Sully which starts out on the wrong foot.

It rated really high on the Aven Rating Meter (She was well behaved through out the movie) and it rated high on mine too but it did make me feel a lot older. The plot was nothing new and I've seen it a  lot of times in classics like Revenge of the Nerds. When I told my wife this I realized that Aven and her would not be able to relate to me at all because they would never have the chance to view this movie. Sigh.

Now on to the review...

The Good:

- Mike's first step unto the scare floor , Monster University and the human world...

- Mike facing his doubts and winning...

- The Scarer cards...truly collectible...

- Like in the revenge of the nerds , the differences (Strengths) of the team Ozma Kappa determined the outcome...

- The Scare games!!!!

- Squishy appearing by the bed side of a child and scaring the life out of it (It was a dummy) without even moving...

- Sully scaring 6 full grown adults!

- The scare tactics...who knew there were so many methods...Mike surely knew...

- The giant snail librarian!

- The giant snail rampaging on the football field!

- Nathan Fillion (Frank Castle) as Johnny! Nice sound bites...

- The Laundry Initiation scene...Hilarious...

- Overall the Monster designs were great! 

- I noticed that one of my classmates in my Review class looks like Bob...From sales!!!

The Bad:

-Getting expelled...while lately success stories have come out about people who did not finish school but came out on top they should always be considered as the rare exceptions to the rule and not the one's who set the standards. I had a long talk to my daughter about this.

The Ugly:

-Abigail Hardscrabble , insectile body,dragon wings , she really is the stuff of nightmares. I was not really surprised that she held a scare record. She half looked like a consuming aberration in Magic. 

- The Monsters in the hall of fame in Roar Omega Roar , the paintings had a lot of that black ink that made it somehow more scary.

Conclusion:

There is a lot of things going on for this movie. It is in part a feel good movie , an origin movie and at heart a childrens story.

I like the message that Hard work will get you places and the never say die attitude of Mike , the honesty of Sully and the over all feel that even in hopeless situations there is always a better way out.